Summary of Pied Beauty Pied Beauty is a ‘catalogue’ poem. The poet catalogues the things which change from moment to moment, from season to season; things whose function, appearance, characteristics mark them out separately and individually – the changing patterns of the sky, like the ‘brinded’ (dappled) hide of a cow; the small pink or … Read more
Prospice by Browning Summary of Prospice The poet is not at all afraid of the physical troubles that come at the time of death. Though he may feel suffocation (fog) in his throat, a heaviness in his vision and a cold numbness creeping over his body, all showing that death is very near, yet he … Read more
Felix Randal Summary ‘Felix Randal’ is a sonnet with sprung and outriding rhythm, of six-foot lines, written at Liverpool in 1880. You should note the appropriateness of the name, ‘Felix’, which is a Latin word meaning ‘happy’. Felix Randal, the blacksmith is the subject of the poem; he used to make horse-shoes. Although he was … Read more
Spring and Fall Introduction Spring and Fall is an intense love poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins. It narrates an incident, it is a tragic meditative poem, imagining a philosopher as a speaker in discussion with a girl named Margaret. We also discover in the poem character, dialogue, setting, and plot. The poem deals with the … Read more
Summary and Analysis of “Dover Beach” (1867) Introduction to the Poem: The poem “Dover Beach” was published in 1867. The poet has expressed pessimism in this poem. The world is full of misery. Even the Greek poet Sophocles sang it. But in olden times men had faith and love for each other, but that they … Read more
Jabberwocky Summary Jabberwocky is an epic poem told through nonsense phrases. The poem describes a father’s quest for his son involving the slaughter of a beast (The Jabberwock). The poem describes the son’s progress from his departure to his effective return. In Lewis Carroll’s poem “Jabberwocky,” the poet produces an epic tale using only seven … Read more
Sir Patrick Spens by Anonymous In Sir Patrick Spens are included several themes. The ballad treats more themes such as suffering, loss, loyalty, the conflict between conviction and obedience to authority, dangers at sea and death. VOCABULARY skipper – captain faem – same hame – home fetch – return alack – an exclamation denoting sorrow … Read more
A Girl Called Golden Why did you run When your schoolmates were walking? Why did you sprint If they started to run? Why did you train while others were playing? What was the secret That made it seem fun? Was it the feel of the fresh air and sunshine? Was it the stir of the … Read more
I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died I heard a Fly buzz– when I died— The Stillness in the Room Was like the Stillness in the Air— Between the Heaves of Storm– The Eyes around– had wrung them dry- And Breaths were gathering firm For that last Onset–when the King Be witnessed in the … Read more
HOPE IS A THING WITH FEATHERS Summary: In her poem “Hope is the Thing with Feathers” Dickenson mentions hope as a positive approach towards life. She uses the metaphor of bird to portray hope. As a bird can not fly without wings so man can not live without the ray of hope in his life. … Read more
There’s A Certain Slant of Light There’s certain slant of light, On winter afternoons, That oppresses, like the weight of cathedral tunes. Heavenly hurt it gives us; We can find no scar, But internal difference Where the meanings are None may teach it anything, ‘Tis the seal, despair, An imperial affliction Sent us of the … Read more
Because I Could Not Stop For Death Introduction To the poet, “Because I Could Not Stop For Death” is one of the most admired poems on death. This poem contains Emily Dickinson’s meditation on death and immortality. Death is personified and is regarded as a suitor escorting his beloved. The greatest charm of the poem … Read more
